Plympton school. A Central Board of Education School was built here in 1862. This is the rear of the 1862 room. A bluestone state school was added in 1881 followed by a new Junior primary School in 1951 now the primary school.
12 paned windows are typical of buildings from the 1860s.
Plympton village had private schools form the early 1850s. In 1861 the local residents petitioned for a Central Board of Education funded school which they got in 1862. After the passing of the Free Compulsory and Secular Education Act of 1875 Plympton got a new much larger Gothic bluestone style of school. The headmaster of the new state school from 1893 to 1912 was James Greenless a very keen gardener. The school soon had a large garden and vineyard. Students worked in the gardens and raised seeds and pumpkins, and other vegetables. The children used to show their prized chrysanthemums ever year and win prizes for them in agricultural shows.
Plympton school. A Central Board of Education School was built here in 1862. This is the rear of the 1862 room. A bluestone state school was added in 1881 followed by a new Junior primary School in 1951 now the primary school.
12 paned windows are typical of buildings from the 1860s.
Plympton village had private schools form the early 1850s. In 1861 the local residents petitioned for a Central Board of Education funded school which they got in 1862. After the passing of the Free Compulsory and Secular Education Act of 1875 Plympton got a new much larger Gothic bluestone style of school. The headmaster of the new state school from 1893 to 1912 was James Greenless a very keen gardener. The school soon had a large garden and vineyard. Students worked in the gardens and raised seeds and pumpkins, and other vegetables. The children used to show their prized chrysanthemums ever year and win prizes for them in agricultural shows.